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Word: flourished (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...agencies of the New Deal: bank reform, a massive public-works effort to get America working again, rural electrification, the G.I. Bill. And, of course, his most enduring domestic creation, Social Security, a bond between generations that every President since has honored. Roosevelt proved that for markets to flourish, government must be devoted to opportunity for all. He understood that the initiative of individuals and the responsibilities of community must be woven together...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Captain Courageous: Franklin Delano Roosevelt | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...foul deed can be accomplished. Then, typically, they bring in a detective to unravel the plot and cuff the culprit. Highsmith simply ditched the civilized pretense of justice avenged. She tore the final, comeuppance chapter out of Ripley's story, left him giddy with triumph--and let him flourish in four more books. The snake, having shed its old skin, slithers away; the reader is both shocked and pleased. Crime pays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Can Matt Play Ripley's Game? | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...Doctor Know is very happy to hear that your self-confidence is tippy tops. But why hoard all the bookish brains for yourself? Spread your peanut butter and jelly around and teach the children to follow. They will grow and flourish under your mentoring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fifteen Minutes: Dear Dr. Know | 12/16/1999 | See Source »

...ginkgo biloba and homeopathic potions have become as American as apple pie, but will anyone still be taking them in 2025? Advocates of alternative medicine, buoyed--and enriched--by the $30 billion Americans spend annually on unconventional therapies, confidently predict that herbal remedies and homeopathic potions will not only flourish in the coming decades but will also take their rightful place alongside vaccines, antibiotics, gene therapy and the other tools of modern medicine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Will Happen To Alternative Medicine? | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...front, junior center Steve Moore will be charged with working on improving the offensive output from last week. Moore beautifully assisted on the Crimson's lone goal last week and leads a fast Harvard attack that should eventually flourish once it acclimates itself to the new system...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: First Home Weekend for M. Hockey | 11/5/1999 | See Source »

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